What’s New in OS X 10.8.3 [u]

15 March 20134,465 views2 Comments

A beta worthy of Google. Mac OS X 10.8.3 has been in beta, at least 13 developer releases, since November. And, what do we get for all that waiting? A lot of little patches and tweaks. In addition to a fix for the F:/// data detector bug, there are tweaks for your Mac’s built-in camera and Windows 8 Boot Camp, as well as a nice battery life boost for Retina MacBook Pro owners.

The final release of this third interim Mountain Lion update comes just two days after the most recent developer beta. There were at least 13 prerelease seeds.

An interesting twist is that the final release and the final beta share the same build identifier, 12D78.

MacObserver reports that tests show Retina MacBook Pros have gained 20 minutes of battery life following the application of OS X 10.8.3.

“We decided to also run tests on our 2012 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display,” they say. “Running time went from 398 minutes, which was roughly the same as the public release of 10.8.2, to 421 minutes, a change that persisted with the final build.”